Marsha Ewing retires after 36 year career in Martin County clerk's office

Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court Marsha Ewing holds a photograph taken in 1986 of herself and Circuit Court Judge Marc Cianca in front of the old Martin County Courthouse the day after she was first elected into office, at the Constitutional Office Center in Stuart on Tuesday.

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Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court Marsha Ewing (center) works with Chief Deputy Clerk Helen Townsend (left) and Chief Deputy Clerk Jo Hempel during a staff meeting at Ewings office in the Constitutional Office Center in Stuart on Tuesday.

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Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court Marsha Ewing (right) smiles as she poses for a portrait with Circuit Court Judge Marc Cianca at the old Martin County Courthouse in Stuart on Tuesday. Ewing and Judge Cianca have been friends since she took office in 1986.

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Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court Marsha Ewing (left) talks with Chief Deputy Clerk Helen Townsend as they walk through the Constitutional Office Center in Stuart on Tuesday.

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Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court Marsha Ewing (right) smiles as she socializes with Circuit Court Judge Marc Cianca in courtroom A1-2 at the Peter L. Cheney Courthouse in Stuart on Tuesday. Ewing and Judge Cianca have been friends since she took office in 1986.

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Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court Marsha Ewing (left) meets with Chief Deputy Clerk Helen Townsend in Ewings office at the Constitutional Office Center in Stuart on Tuesday.